Astros Minor League Recaps

Sunday's Games

Oklahoma City over Albuquerque 10-7
Apparently Jimmy Paredes, Jonathan Villar and Eric Berger don't like Ross Seaton very much -- two errors from Paredes and one from Villar in the field behind Seaton, while Berger came in and allowed two of Seaton's three runners to score. That left Seaton with a messy line that made his outing look worse than it really was - 4.1IP 7H 6R/3ER 1BB 1SO. Josh Zeid, Kevin Chapman and Jose Valdez combined to allow one hit and two walks over the final three. Valdez already has his fifth save of the season and an unused, shiny, new, still-in-the-box ERA of 0.00.  The RedHawks' bats were in good working order as they took the lead in the second and never gave it back. Jason Jaramillo is the only RedHawk who didn't get at least one hit, and several had multi-hit games. Robbie Grossman had two RBI singles and a double; Jonathan Villar had an RBI single, a double and a walk; Marc Krauss had a solo home run, a double and a walk; Jimmy Paredes was three-for-five with a two-run home run; and Che-Hsuan Lin had an RBI single, a double and a walk. Brett Wallace was one-for-four with a solo home run.

Frisco over Corpus Christi 7-1
Neither end of the tandem had a particularly good outing as Matt Heidenreich gave up four runs on eight hits while striking out five in his five innings, and R.J. Alaniz allowed three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in the final four frames. And the offense never really got much going either. Carlos Perez singled and then went first-to-third on a Rene Garcia single, setting up the lone Hooks run which scored on a Kiké Hernandez GIDP in the second. George Springer had the only extra base hit, a double, and Jonathan Meyer had the only multi-hit game with two singles. Austin Wates stole his ninth base of the season and Drew Muren was credited with an outfield assist.

Lancaster over Bakersfield 6-5
Starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks while striking out three in his four innings and was followed by a scoreless frame from Jonas Dufek. Blair Walters (3IP 3H 2BB 4SO), the second half of the tandem, was touched for a three-run home run that put Bakersfield up 5-4 in the seventh. Travis Ballew came in for the top of the ninth in what was then a 5-5 tie and extended his consecutive strikeouts to 12 before loading the bases on a walk, single and hit batter. He then proceeded to strike out the final batter to preserve the tie. Andrew Aplin (2x5 2B 3RBI SB) was the hero in the bottom of the frame with a walk-off RBI double. Delino DeShields was two-for-five with a double and scored two runs. Chris Epps was two-for-four with a two-run home run.

Quad Cities over Wisconsin 12-5
Starter Joe Bircher allowed back-to-back home runs in the first as he was touched for five runs on seven hits and a walk over four innings before giving way to a perfect frame from Michael Dimock. Vincent Velasquez then took his turn in a very impressive four-inning outing in which he allowed one hit and one walk while striking out five. Quad Cities scored early and padded their lead with a three-run fifth and a three-run eighth. Several Bandits had good days at the plate, including Austin Elkins (RBI double, two walks, two runs, stolen base); Jesse Wierzbicki (two-for-three, two-run home run, two walks, two runs); Rio Ruiz (two-RBI double, two walks); and Jordan Scott (two-for-three, two RBI, walk, run). But Carlos Correa was the standout, hitting a solo shot in the first and and a two-run bomb in the eighth. He was three-for-four with a walk and scored four times.

Player of the Day: Carlos Correa was hitless in his three previous games before breaking through in a big way on Sunday. With a h/t to Appy Astros, here is Correa's second home run of the game.

Pitcher of the Day: Vincent Velasquez is showing precisely why he was a second round draft pick back in 2010. In four appearances, he is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and a 0.611 WHIP.